Discord is a popular chat app with over 100 million users. It’s used for gaming, voice and text chat, and even VoIP. But one of Discord’s most popular features is the overlay. The overlay is a feature that lets you see different servers and channels in different colors. It can be helpful when you’re trying to find a specific channel or server. But some people don’t like the overlay because it can be distracting. You can disable the overlay in Discord by following these steps:

  1. Open Discord and click on the gear icon in the top right corner of the app window.
  2. Click on Settings.
  3. Under General, click on Overlay.
  4. Uncheck the box next to “Enable Overlay.” ..

Discord’s in-game overlay is an excellent tool for communicating with your friends while gaming. However, if you find that it interrupts your gaming sessions, you can turn it off for all of your games or just specific ones. Here’s how.

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Disable the Discord Overlay for All Games

To get rid of the Discord overlay for all your installed games, turn off an option in the app’s settings menu.

First, launch Discord on your computer. Then, in the app’s bottom-left corner, click the gear icon.

From the sidebar on the left, select “Game Overlay.”

On the right pane, at the top, toggle off the “Enable In-Game Overlay” option.

And that’s it.

Turn Off the Discord Overlay for Specific Games

To disable the Discord overlay for specific games while retaining it for all other games, start by launching Discord on your computer.

Then, in the bottom-left corner, click the gear icon.

From the left sidebar, select “Registered Games.”

In the pane on the right, find the game in which you want to disable Discord’s overlay. Then, next to that game on the list, click the monitor icon.

The text will say “Overlay: Off,” indicating your game overlay was successfully disabled. Happy gaming!

While you’re at it, did you know you can personalize your Discord account? Check out our guide to learn how.

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